“Weather Vane Christianity” – “God’s Will or Yours?” – “What Do You Think” – “God’s Will for My Life, Or, My Life for God’s Will?”
BEARING WITNESS 1003A – 03162023 -“Weather Vane Christianity” – “God’s Will or Yours?” – “What Do You Think” – “God’s Will for My Life, Or, My Life for God’s Will?”
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| “Weather Vane Christianity” “When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: … And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: … ” Matthew 16:2b, 3a Weather vanes have their place. They let one know whichway the winds are blowing. Lots of folk today spend too muchtime trying to determine which way the wind is blowingpolitically, economically, socially and worst of all, spiritually.Politics, finances and cultural considerations may be helped iffacilitated by knowing which way the wind is blowing, but notchurch or God’s work. Moses never asked for any man’sopinion or ratification, even from Joshua or the 70, when hedescended Mt. Sinai with the Ten Commandments under hisarm! Elijah didn’t seek a forum or discuss his agenda with the850 prophets and priests of Baal, at the “cook-out” on Mt.Carmel! “Thus saith the LORD” eliminates weather vaneChristianity.When Jesus spoke the words of our verses today, surelythere was no discussion with the rabble He was addressing.The Pharisees and Sadducees were a constant “burr-in-the-saddle” in regard to everything Christ did or said. He calledthem wicked and adulterous in this righteous rebuke, thus,reserving even stronger language for Matthew 23!Weather vanes have their place, but are of little value whenmatched up against God’s Word and Christ’s commands. Onevery neglected portion of Scripture is the “I say unto you”words of Christ in Matthew 5:18, 20, 22, 28, 32, 34, 39 and 44.Jesus never offered a weather vane type of religion. His wasalways, “Thus saith the Lord.” He spoke with His eyesfocused in one direction and His heart fixed like flinton-Calvary and the cross! -T.G. Prepared by Roger Fulk, from excerpts from the “Baptist Bread” March 14, 2023, devotional by author Dr. Tim Green, Revival In Our Time, Day Heights, OH. With permission from Tim Green, editor of Baptist Bread. The Baptist Bread “God’s Will or Yours?”” … not my will, but thine, be done.” Luke 22:42b The crucified man approaches things with the same mind-set. “Not my will, (I don’t have one) but Thine be done.” Wespend our lives making plans and trying to get God in on them!We decide what we’re going to do and then try to get God tobless it. That’s not the crucified life. That’s ambition! If youcheck ambition out in your Bible, it’s not a healthy thing for achild of God to be ambitious. Vision to do the will of God isgood, but ambition is self-seeking and sinful. He said inRomans 6:11, “dead indeed unto sin. ” Buddy, if I am dead, Iam dead! I don’t have a program. There is no tomorrow forself-will if I am practicing the crucified life. Most of us arelike the lost man in Luke 12-the rich fool saying, “I will buildgreater barns. I will do this. I will go into semi-retirement. Iwill eat, drink and be merry.”By the way, ambition started with Lucifer. In Isaiah14:12-14, Lucifer, the son of the morning, the anointed cherubthat fell, he did it. God never created the devil. He made thecovering cherub. Do you know how Lucifer became thedevil? He became a devil when he replaced the will of Godwith his own will. Five times in Isaiah 14:12-14, he said, “Iwill, I will, I will, I will, I will.” Let me ask you a question. Ifreplacing the will of God with his own will made a devil out ofhim, what do you think it does to you? Self-exertion is not thecrucified life. Let God, Who is far wiser, make the plans foryour life … the crucified life. – D.C. Prepared by Roger Fulk, from the “Baptist Bread” March 15, 2023 devotional by author DR. DENNIS CORLE, Evangelist, Claysburg, PA. With permission from Tim Green, editor Baptist Bread.The Baptist Bread “What Do You Think”“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatso-ever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoeverthings are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoeverthings are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there beany praise, think on these things.” Philippians 4:8 The average politician today seems to have his brainpickled in the brine of socialism and progressive thinking.The average student has his mind soaked in the godlessphilosophy of some mind-numbed, dope-addled professor!Thinking for one’s self, from a Bible perspective is sanely andsensibly confined to the eight guide posts of Philippians 4:8.True and honest eliminate about ninety percent of what youmight read or hear from the disingenuous media of today. Justand pure voids one hundred percent of what one would watchon television’s sit-coms and the silliness of its deviltry. Lovelyand good silences the gossiping tongue and the critical voiceof most church folks; interacting as carnality controls more ofour lives than we want to admit. The virtuous and praise-worthy actions of life seem to be thread-worn or hidden in thespider-webbed closets of our lives.Our thoughts often define our actions and ought to havebeen left in the trash-bin, instead of acted upon. Pauladmonished in verse 9, “Those things, which ye have bothlearned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and theGod of peace shall be with you. ‘Well, Think of That!! – T.G. Prepared by Roger Fulk, from excerpts from the “Baptist Bread” March 16, 2023, devotional by author Dr. Tim Green, Revival In Our Time, Day Heights, OH. With permission from Tim Green, editor of Baptist Bread. The Baptist Bread “God’s Will for My Life, Or, My Life for God’s Will?”” … that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable,and perfect, will of God.” Romans 12:2b As Christians, especially when we are young andlaunching out on our own, we ask, “What is God’s will for mylife?” That’s a good question to ask, but while consideringwhat God wants me to do, maybe I should consider what Hewants done. This is not difficult to learn; it is spelled outclearly in our Bible. He wants every creature to hear theGospel (Mark 16:16). He wants us to evangelize all peoplegroups, baptize believers, and then teach them all things thatHe has commanded (Matt. 28:19-20). God wants no one to goto Hell (II Peter 3:9). God wants no one ignorant of the truth,and He desires all to be saved (I Tim. 2:4). He wants allsinners, everywhere to repent; in fact, God demands it (Acts17:30). We know that Christ’s death on the cross makes God’swill possible, that God’s will is only accomplished as peoplehear the Gospel, and that His truth goes only where men takeit. Nothing happens until the Gospel gets there! So, knowing what God wants done, shouldn’t I considerfirst investing my life in getting the Gospel to where it has notgone? Jesus did not request prayer for more plumbers, pilots,politicians, painters or programmers. The world can supplyplenty of those. He said to pray for more missionaries (Matt.9:38). So, if I’m seeking God’s will for my life, I should giveserious thought to the mission field. Instead of looking forGod’s will for my life, I should surrender my life to God’s will. -R.C.Prepared by Roger Fulk, from the “Baptist Bread” March 13, 2023 devotional by author DR. REX COBB, Baptist Bible Translators, Bowie, TX. With permission from Tim Green, editor Baptist Bread.The Baptist Bread |
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